8 Times Ariel Winter Gave the Realest Advice Around

Happy 18th birthday, Ariel!

It’s tough to believe that Ariel Winter turns 18 today, January 28th, because she’s already dished up more body positive realness than some people do in a lifetime. As if being in high school isn’t hard enough, Winter has also had to deal with the extreme pressure that comes with being in the public eye. Although the Modern Family actress has faced more than her fair share of bullies and body shamers, she’s remained confident, tenacious, and refuses to let trolls stand in the way of her spotlight.

Happy birthday, Ariel! We can’t wait to watch you continue to shine.

1. When she joined forced with Ariana Grande to flawlessly shut down haters. Um, can you say "girl power"?

7. When she dished on the disgusting double standards women face in Hollywood in that same Glamour article by saying, “As women in the industry, we are totally over sexualized and treated like objects. Every article that has to do with me on a red carpet always had to do with ‘Ariel Winter’s Crazy Cleavage!’…That’s all people would recognize me by, not, ‘Oh, she does great work on Modern Family.’”